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Congress Of Nicaragua
The National Congress of Nicaragua () was the legislature of Nicaragua before the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979. The congress was bicameral, and consisted of Chamber of Deputies () and Senate (). The Chamber of Deputies had 42 members (in 1968). They were popularly elected at-large, with one deputy for each 30 000 citizens. The Chamber of Deputies was the stronger chamber, all legislation was introduced there. The Senate was able block bills from the Chamber of Deputies with two-thirds majority. The Senate had 18 senators (in 1968). There was one senator for each of the 16 national departments, and senators-for-life (former Presidents of the Republic), and one senator who was the runner-up in the latest presidential elections. One-third representation of the major opposition party was guaranteed in both houses. The congress met in the National Palace. Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies before 1979 Presidents of the Senate before 1979 Presidents of the Legislature dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras. Nicaragua is bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean and shares maritime borders with El Salvador to the west and Colombia to the east. The country's largest city and national capital is Managua, the List of largest cities in Central America#Largest cities proper, fourth-largest city in Central America, with a population of 1,055,247 as of 2020. Nicaragua is known as "the breadbasket of Central America" due to having the most fertile soil and arable land in all of Central America. Nicaragua's multiethnic population includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European, and African heritage. The country's most spoken language is Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponciano Corral Acosta
Ponciano may refer to: *Girau do Ponciano, a municipality in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas * Ponciano Arriaga International Airport, an international airport at San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico * San Ponciano church, a chapel in La Plata, Argentina People with the name * Élmer Ponciano (born 1978), Guatemalan football defender * Selvyn Ponciano (born 1973), retired Guatemalan football defender * Ponciano Arriaga (1811–1865), lawyer and politician from San Luis Potosí * Ponciano B.P. Pineda, Filipino writer, teacher, linguist and lawyer * Ponciano Bernardo (1905–1949), Filipino engineer and politician who served as mayor of Quezon City * Ponciano Leiva (1821–1896), President of Honduras 1874–1876 and 1891–1893 See also * Ponce (other) *Pons *Pontian (other) *Pontianus (other) Pontianus may refer to: * Pontianus of Spoleto, martyr of the 2nd century and patron saint of that city * Sicinius Pontianus, friend of Apuleius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliano Cuadra
Emiliano is a male given name. Notable people with the name include: A–C * Emiliano Abeyta (1911–1981), Pueblo-American painter * Emiliano Agüero (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Aguirre (1925–2021), Spanish paleontologist * Emiliano Albín (born 1989), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Alfaro (born 1988), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Álvarez (1912—1987), Spanish cyclist * Emiliano Amor (born 1995), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Ancheta (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer * Emiliano Armenteros (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Astorga (born 1960), Chilean football manager and former player * Emiliano Barrera (born 1981), Argentine football manager and former player * Emiliano Bergamaschi (born 1976), Argentine rugby union coach and former player * Emiliano Bigica (born 1973), Italian footballer * Emiliano Boffelli (born 1995), Argentine rugby union player * Emiliano Bogado (born 1997), Argentine footballer * Emiliano Bolongaita, Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Argüello Arce
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro (29 June 1818 – 7 June 1890 was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the President of Nicaragua from 1 March 1875 to 1 March 1879 and a member of the conservative dominant oligarchy Chamorro family. Background He was a son of Pedro José Chamorro Argüello and wife Josefa Margarita Alfaro Monterroso and paternal grandson of Fernando Chamorro Lacayo (d. 1785) and wife Bárbara Nicolasa Argüello del Castillo. His brothers were Dionisio Chamorro Alfaro and Fernando Chamorro Alfaro. Dionisio was married to Mercedes Oreamuno and had two sons, Salvador Chamorro Oreamuno and Rosendo Chamorro Oreamuno, President of Nicaragua, the first of whom married Gregoria Vargas Báez and had Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, 55th and 59th President of Nicaragua. By Josefa Peréz ... his father had a natural son, born before his marriage, Fruto Chamorro Pérez, 30th and 31st President of Nicaragua. His great-grandfather was Spanish Nobleman Diego Chamorro de Sotomayor y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Navas
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include: Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Antonio Mejia
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |